EP0635452A1 - Vorrichtung zum Zentrieren und Anbringen von Siegelkapseln auf Flaschen - Google Patents
Vorrichtung zum Zentrieren und Anbringen von Siegelkapseln auf Flaschen Download PDFInfo
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- EP0635452A1 EP0635452A1 EP94110747A EP94110747A EP0635452A1 EP 0635452 A1 EP0635452 A1 EP 0635452A1 EP 94110747 A EP94110747 A EP 94110747A EP 94110747 A EP94110747 A EP 94110747A EP 0635452 A1 EP0635452 A1 EP 0635452A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
- B65C9/00—Details of labelling machines or apparatus
- B65C9/06—Devices for presenting articles in predetermined attitude or position at labelling station
- B65C9/067—Devices for presenting articles in predetermined attitude or position at labelling station for orienting articles having irregularities, e.g. holes, spots or markings, e.g. labels or imprints, the irregularities or markings being detected
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
- B67B5/00—Applying protective or decorative covers to closures; Devices for securing bottle closures with wire
- B67B5/03—Applying protective or decorative covers to closures, e.g. by forming in situ
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- the present invention relates to a device for centering and applying sealing capsules on bottles of wine, liquors and beverages in general.
- sealing capsules are fitted on the neck of bottles after bottling, said capsules concealing the cap and forming a seal that guarantees the contents of the bottle.
- these capsules are made of a heat-shrinking polymeric material or of aluminum and alloys thereof, and are applied to the bottle by making them adhere tightly to the neck of said bottles.
- the heat-shrinking properties of the material are used to make the capsules adhere to the bottles by heating.
- the capsule is made to adhere to the neck of the bottle by forming longitudinal folds on the capsule and by pressing or flattening said folds onto the neck of said bottle.
- the capsules are currently orientated and applied by means of a device which is provided with a carousel disk with a plurality of rotating and motorized pans for supporting the bottles and with a series of heads for forming and flattening the folds, which are suspended above said bottles.
- a device which is provided with a carousel disk with a plurality of rotating and motorized pans for supporting the bottles and with a series of heads for forming and flattening the folds, which are suspended above said bottles.
- an optical reader typically a photoelectric cell
- the corresponding pan supporting the bottle is rotated until the reader reads the spot pre-printed on the capsule and stops the pan, consequently orientating the bottle to send it to the subsequent stations for forming and flattening the folds.
- a principal aim of the present invention is essentially to eliminate these and other drawbacks, and within the scope of this general aim the invention has the important object of providing a device for centering and applying metal sealing capsules as specified which has a substantially simplified structure, allows high production cycle speeds, is extremely reliable in terms of capsule centering, and has reduced manufacturing and running costs.
- the device according to the invention comprises a carousel disk which is rotated at a constant speed and has a plurality of pans which are mutually spaced with a preset angular pitch, which can rotate freely, and which support corresponding bottles to be processed.
- Processing heads respectively for orientating the capsules, for forming the folds, and for flattening said folds, are suspended above the carousel disk with the same angular spacing as the pans.
- the processing heads rest on a support which performs reciprocating angular advancement and return translatory motions, with strokes that are equal in extent to the spacing pitch of the pans, and vertical descending and ascending movements to move said heads from a standby position to an active position and vice versa.
- the heads, in the lowered active position, during the advancement stroke of the support perform their working cycle by moving at the same angular speed as the carousel disk and rise at the end of said stroke to perform the reverse angular return stroke.
- the orientation head or heads are powered, and each one has a rotating presser disk which, in active position, rotates the underlying bottle engaged therewith.
- Respective optical readers cooperate with the orientation head or heads, follow each bottle along the entire angular stroke of the advancement of the carousel disk, and control the rotation of the presser disk of the head, stopping it when the reference mark of the capsule aligns itself with the respective optical reader.
- the reference numeral 10 generally designates the device for centering and applying capsules on bottles B which arrive from preceding bottling stations and are individually provided with said capsule C fitted loosely on their necks.
- the device 10 substantially comprises a carousel disk 11 rotated at constant speed by a first hollow vertical shaft 11a which is in turn driven by a gearmotor arranged in the footing (not shown) of the capsule applicator.
- the carousel disk 11 has multiple pans 12 mutually spaced with a preset angular pitch "p". Each pan is freely rotatably mounted, with the interposition of bearings 13, on a corresponding support 13a which is rigidly coupled to the carousel disk 11 and is slightly braked by a braking ring with a friction coupling.
- a second solid vertical shaft 14 is arranged coaxially to the hollow shaft 11a and is rotated in alternating directions to perform an advancement stroke and a return stroke, each of which has an angular extent that is equal to, or a multiple of, the spacing pitch "p" of the pans 12.
- the shaft 14 is also subjected to axial movements in order to perform corresponding ascending and descending strokes at the end of the advancement stroke and of the return stroke respectively.
- a cam device which is per se known and is not shown, drives the shaft 14 angularly and axially.
- a threaded portion 14a of the shaft 14 carries a movable support 15 so that it can be adjusted vertically by means of a hand lever device 15a; at least one set of three processing heads 16-17-18 is suspended from, and retained by, said movable support 15, and said heads perform angular advancement and return translatory motions and vertical ascending and descending movements which correspond to the angular and axial movements of the shaft 14; the vertical axis of the heads intersects the circular path of the centers of the pans 12.
- the processing heads are also mutually spaced with an angular pitch "p" equal to the spacing pitch of the pans 12 and perform, in succession and respectively, the operations for orientating the capsules, forming the folds, and flattening the folds.
- the heads 16, 17 and 18 are arranged in pairs to act simultaneously on two bottles at a time.
- the support 15 is provided with three pairs of processing heads which are identical two by two and are meant respectively for orientation, fold forming, and fold flattening, and the support 15 performs an advancement translatory motion having an angular extent "P" that is twice the pitch "p" of the spacing of the pans 12.
- Each one of the processing heads 16 for orientating the capsules is provided with a presser disk 19 which is preferably fitted with elastomeric material and is supported at the end of a grooved shaft 20 subjected to the action of a weight 21.
- the shaft 20 can slide axially in, but is torsionally coupled to, a driving bush 22 (figure 1a) which is freely rotatably contained in a support 23 with bearings and has a pulley 24 which is actuated, by means of a transmission belt 25, by a step motor 26.
- the pulley 24 and the belt 25 are preferably of the toothed type.
- the processing heads 17-18 respectively for forming and flattening the folds are of the known pneumatic-dome type which comprise a dome-shaped support 27 accommodating an elastomeric sleeve 28 which is subjected to the action of a compressed fluid and has, depending on the operation performed by the related processing head 17 or 18, an internal surface which is profiled so as to form or respectively flatten the folds on the capsule C.
- the processing heads 17 and 18 also have a respective presser 190 which however is not motorized and is only subjected to the action of a weight 210.
- Processing heads such as 17 and 18 for forming and flattening the folds are described in the prior Italian patent No. 1,160,564 and in the prior Italian Utility Model patent No. 197,131 in the name of the same Applicant.
- Respective movable optical readers 29-30 cooperate with the processing heads 16 and perform advancement and return strokes rigidly with the disk 15 of the processing heads, following each bottle along the entire angular advancement pitch.
- Each one of the readers 29-30 is constituted by a photoelectric cell which controls the rotation of the motor 26 driving the presser disk 19 of the respective head 16 and which stops said motor when a reference mark T, pre-printed on the capsule C, aligns itself with the respective optical reader.
- the slight braking action applied to the pans 12 as mentioned above allows to stop the rotation of the bottle B in correct alignment with the optical reader.
- each reader 29-30 is rigidly coupled, in an adjustable manner, to the end of a respective radial supporting arm 31-32.
- the other end of the arms is rigidly coupled to a beam 33 which is in turn rigidly coupled, by means of a bolt 34, to a vertical retention rod 35.
- the rod 35 is rigidly coupled to a collar 36 which is freely rotatably fitted on the hollow shaft 11a.
- the collar 36 has a radial wing 36a provided with a hole 37 in which a rod 38 passes, said rod actuating the collar 36 rotatably and slideably.
- the upper end of the actuation rod 38 is rigidly coupled to a horizontally swinging arm 39 which is rigidly coupled to the shaft 14 and therefore performs the same angular movements as said shaft, rigidly coupling the optical readers 29-30 to the support 15 in the advancement and return strokes; the vertical movements of the shaft 14 are irrelevant due to the through coupling of the traction rod 38 to the collar 36.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ITTO930546A IT1260937B (it) | 1993-07-21 | 1993-07-21 | Dispositivo di centraggio e di applicazione di capsule di sigillo su bottiglie di vino e bevande in genere. |
ITTO930546 | 1993-07-21 |
Publications (2)
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EP0635452A1 true EP0635452A1 (de) | 1995-01-25 |
EP0635452B1 EP0635452B1 (de) | 1997-04-23 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP94110747A Expired - Lifetime EP0635452B1 (de) | 1993-07-21 | 1994-07-11 | Vorrichtung zum Zentrieren und Anbringen von Siegelkapseln auf Flaschen |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0635452B1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE69402772T2 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2102105T3 (de) |
IT (1) | IT1260937B (de) |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1998003280A1 (en) * | 1996-07-19 | 1998-01-29 | Aluminum Company Of America | Apparatus and method for the registered embossing of containers |
ES2128918A1 (es) * | 1996-01-24 | 1999-05-16 | Rivercap S A | Cabezal capsulador. |
WO1999036344A1 (es) * | 1998-01-16 | 1999-07-22 | Ramondin, S.A. | Alisadora de precintos de garantia para botellas |
WO2010081516A3 (de) * | 2009-01-15 | 2010-12-02 | Khs Gmbh | Behälterbehandlungsmaschine |
ITPD20090342A1 (it) * | 2009-11-19 | 2011-05-20 | Nortan S R L | Macchina capsulatrice |
ITVR20100253A1 (it) * | 2010-12-27 | 2012-06-28 | Makro Labelling Srl | "dispositivo di rilevamento per contenitori in movimento" |
ITUB20150711A1 (it) * | 2015-05-22 | 2016-11-22 | Sacmi Verona Spa | Giostra per il trattamento di contenitori. |
WO2016185251A1 (en) * | 2015-05-19 | 2016-11-24 | G.F. S.P.A. | Inspection machine and inspection method |
US9862515B2 (en) | 2014-05-21 | 2018-01-09 | Sacmi Verona S.P.A. | Carousel for processing containers |
Citations (3)
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FR2376030A1 (fr) * | 1976-12-28 | 1978-07-28 | Sick Int Otto | Dispositif d'arret et de marche de la sellette porte-bouteilles sur etiqueteuses |
EP0052045A1 (de) * | 1980-11-07 | 1982-05-19 | Etablissements LARRIEU - BEDIN "LA GIRONDINE" | Automatische Maschine zum Verschliessen und Etikettieren von Flaschen oder ähnlichen Behältern |
DE4035998A1 (de) * | 1990-01-17 | 1991-07-18 | Alfa Costr Mecc Spa | Vorrichtung zum greifen von flaschen und supporte fuer ein ablesesystem zur zentrierung der flaschen in einer etikettiermaschine |
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- 1993-07-21 IT ITTO930546A patent/IT1260937B/it active IP Right Grant
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- 1994-07-11 ES ES94110747T patent/ES2102105T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-07-11 DE DE69402772T patent/DE69402772T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-07-11 EP EP94110747A patent/EP0635452B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
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FR2376030A1 (fr) * | 1976-12-28 | 1978-07-28 | Sick Int Otto | Dispositif d'arret et de marche de la sellette porte-bouteilles sur etiqueteuses |
EP0052045A1 (de) * | 1980-11-07 | 1982-05-19 | Etablissements LARRIEU - BEDIN "LA GIRONDINE" | Automatische Maschine zum Verschliessen und Etikettieren von Flaschen oder ähnlichen Behältern |
DE4035998A1 (de) * | 1990-01-17 | 1991-07-18 | Alfa Costr Mecc Spa | Vorrichtung zum greifen von flaschen und supporte fuer ein ablesesystem zur zentrierung der flaschen in einer etikettiermaschine |
Cited By (18)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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ES2128918A1 (es) * | 1996-01-24 | 1999-05-16 | Rivercap S A | Cabezal capsulador. |
WO1998003280A1 (en) * | 1996-07-19 | 1998-01-29 | Aluminum Company Of America | Apparatus and method for the registered embossing of containers |
US5893286A (en) * | 1996-07-19 | 1999-04-13 | Aluminum Company Of America | Apparatus and method for the registered embossing of containers |
US5941109A (en) * | 1996-07-19 | 1999-08-24 | Aluminum Company Of America | Method and apparatus for the registration of containers |
WO1999036344A1 (es) * | 1998-01-16 | 1999-07-22 | Ramondin, S.A. | Alisadora de precintos de garantia para botellas |
WO2010081516A3 (de) * | 2009-01-15 | 2010-12-02 | Khs Gmbh | Behälterbehandlungsmaschine |
US8627945B2 (en) | 2009-01-15 | 2014-01-14 | Khs Gmbh | Container treatment machine |
ITPD20090342A1 (it) * | 2009-11-19 | 2011-05-20 | Nortan S R L | Macchina capsulatrice |
WO2012090093A1 (en) * | 2010-12-27 | 2012-07-05 | Makro Labelling S.R.L. | A device for detecting moving containers |
ITVR20100253A1 (it) * | 2010-12-27 | 2012-06-28 | Makro Labelling Srl | "dispositivo di rilevamento per contenitori in movimento" |
US8991589B2 (en) | 2010-12-27 | 2015-03-31 | Makro Labelling S.R.L. | Device for detecting moving containers |
EP2658783B1 (de) | 2010-12-27 | 2015-07-01 | Makro Labelling S.r.l. | Vorrichtung zur erkennung beweglicher behälter |
AU2011350921B2 (en) * | 2010-12-27 | 2016-03-17 | Makro Labelling S.R.L. | A device for detecting moving containers |
EP2658783B2 (de) † | 2010-12-27 | 2018-08-08 | Makro Labelling S.r.l. | Vorrichtung zur erkennung beweglicher behälter |
US9862515B2 (en) | 2014-05-21 | 2018-01-09 | Sacmi Verona S.P.A. | Carousel for processing containers |
WO2016185251A1 (en) * | 2015-05-19 | 2016-11-24 | G.F. S.P.A. | Inspection machine and inspection method |
ITUB20150711A1 (it) * | 2015-05-22 | 2016-11-22 | Sacmi Verona Spa | Giostra per il trattamento di contenitori. |
EP3095719A1 (de) * | 2015-05-22 | 2016-11-23 | Sacmi Verona S.P.A. | Karussell zur verarbeitung von behältern |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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ITTO930546A1 (it) | 1995-01-21 |
ITTO930546A0 (it) | 1993-07-21 |
DE69402772T2 (de) | 1997-10-23 |
EP0635452B1 (de) | 1997-04-23 |
IT1260937B (it) | 1996-04-29 |
DE69402772D1 (de) | 1997-05-28 |
ES2102105T3 (es) | 1997-07-16 |
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